Jack Bauer's Discussions

My sister-in-law (wife's brother's wife) runs a very small bakery operation out of my mother-in-law's kitchen. As far as I know, it is a sole proprietorship. She sells specialty baked goods for…Continue

In light of our recent Return of Kings article, I thought it might be interesting to see what's coming from the other extreme. Courtesy of "The Good Men Project" -- a site run by women, wherein…Continue

Game of Thrones came up in another thread. In lieu of hijacking it further, I figured it might be worth having a thread for entertainment recommendations ... books, movies, TV shows, video games,…Continue

"For the same reason Satan tempted Christ. And for the same reason that people, Christian and otherwise, suffer losses and tests of faith everyday. Because all are tested. And, because there are bigger concerns than how comfortable…"

"That's an interesting point. How do the race groups on campus feel about this kind of profiling? For years, they've been fighting against obnoxious "Arabs look like terrorists", "Hispanics look like…"

"He was talking about the policy, not the case. The policy that sets this kid free is generally applicable. We don't punish innocent people.
This is also not as completely out-of-the-blue as it sounds. There is a certain…"

"Second ... isn't most anti-discrimination policy built 'for the 1 out of 100,000' (give or take)? It is explicitly for the protection of minorities -- the fewer the better. I have a hard time thinking special…"

"The 'policy' of not intentionally punishing the innocent is hardly "built for the 1 out of 100,000". It's a pretty fundamental policy of American jurisprudence. It's the basis of warrant law, search and…"

"Your guy isn't the rugged type. Short of trading him in for an off-road model, the best you're going to do is give him a reason to endure it because of something he enjoys -- sex, fishing, weapons, booze, wild game, motorboating…"

"Yeah. The first step here is to pull your head out of the clouds on this stuff. Ebay killed the collectibles market. Unless your stuff is exceptionally rare and desirable, you're not going to get nearly as much as you want for…"

"You can't actually increase your head size (absent anabolic steroids -- I remember hearing about Barry Bonds' hat size increasing after he started juicing).
So, you can either go for optical illusions to make your head look bigger -- grow…"

"I have a two-bladed Smith and Wesson knife. One blade is serrated, one isn't ...
... so the blades have different purposes. Also, I don't know that 'discrete' is that big a deal. It's a pocket knife, not a…"

Jack I have to say I am constantly impressed by your posts here. They are very well written and to date have been in line with my own views. The joy in reading them is how structured your points are. It helps me formulate a better understanding of my own opinions. Thank you!

"Agreed. James makes it clear that God does not tempt us with evil.
Would love to comment on this more but I have a job that I'm responsible for right now. Let's just say that if you keep Job 1:3 in context of the rest of the book of Job…"

"Jack and Al, despite your best intentions, I'm afraid that your words will fall on deaf ears and/or blind eyes. Applying the logic or reason of mainstream Christianity in a context where your interlocutor has rejected the logic and reason of…"